Medical schools in New Jersey
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Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
401 Broadway Camden, NJ 08103
Campus location(s): Camden
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University is a 4-year MD-granting program that welcomed its first class in 2012. Students of Cooper Medical School describe the school as a family and one that nurtures you as an individual. Cooper Medical School provides students with a curriculum that includes early clinical exposure (fifth week of med school), blocks of time scheduled for self-directed learning, and time to be active in the community. Students at the school engage in community service, not because it is forced but because it is intertwined with the culture of CMSRU.
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
185 S Orange Avenue Newark, NJ 07103
Campus location(s): Newark
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School is a 4-year MD-granting program that traces its roots back to 1956. NJMS hopes to educate humanistic, culturally competent, and compassionate physicians who will respect every patient they see. NJMS offers students a collaborative learning environment, with the highest NIH funding in the state of New Jersey and an endowed Center for Humanism and Medicine. Their commitment to diversity is shown through their ranking above the 90th percentile for underrepresented minority enrollment in the US. The curriculum is based on guiding principles that include service learning, longitudinal clinical experiences, active learning, and wellness.
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
675 Hoes Lane W Piscataway, NJ 08854
Campus location(s): Piscataway & New Brunswick
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is a 4-year MD-granting program that welcomed its first class in 1966. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to community and global health and has multiple programs to improve the health of these communities. They offer a systems-based curriculum with clinical experience being introduced through their Patient-Centered Medicine course. Throughout the past 10 years, RWJMS has surpassed the national match rate. RWJMS offers Distinction Programs for students in bioethics, global health, leadership, medical education, medical innovation, research, and service to the community.
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
1 Medical Center Drive Stratford, NJ 08084
Campus location(s): Stratford
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine is a 4-year DO-granting program that welcomed its first class in 1977. Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine is committed to creating an environment where students feel supported and everyone works together to reach the goal of serving patients. Rowan is committed to service-learning and their community. This is shown through their student-run Health Center, OMM Clinic, and Healthy Lifestyle Center. Many describe the school as a family, and students feel the faculty are accessible to them and willing to help. Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine gives students the option to pick between a traditional curriculum or a Problem-Based-Learning (PBL) track. That way students can pick what works best for them.
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